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TANZANIA RAIL PROJECT TO TAKE HALF OF TRANSPORT MINISTRY'S BUDGET

May 13,2019

Tanzania’s transport ministry is seeking approval from lawmakers for its 2019/20 budget of 4.96-trillion shillings ($2.15-billion), which includes 2.48-trillion shillings for construction of a standard-gauge railway line.

The government also plans to spend about
102.2-billion shillings for construction, upgrading and
rehabilitation of slightly more than a dozen airports as part of efforts to
modernize the aviation industry,
he said.

Tanzania’s transport ministry is seeking approval from lawmakers for its 2019/20 budget of 4.96-trillion shillings ($2.15-billion), which includes 2.48-trillion shillings for construction of a standard-gauge railway line.

The government also plans to spend about
102.2-billion shillings for construction, upgrading and
rehabilitation of slightly more than a dozen airports as part of efforts to
modernize the aviation industry,
he said.